"laughter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɑːftə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlæftɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-laughter.ogg Forms: laughter a person's laughter [canonical], laughters [plural]
enPR: lăfʹtər [General-American] Rhymes: -ɑːftə(ɹ), -æftə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English laughter, laghter, laȝter, from Old English hleahtor (“laughter, jubilation, derision”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (“laughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *klek-, *kleg- (“to shout”). Cognate with German Gelächter (“laughter, hilarity, merriment”), Danish and Norwegian latter (“laughter”), Icelandic hlátur (“laughter”). More at laugh. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|laughter}} Middle English laughter, {{inh|en|ang|hleahtor||laughter, jubilation, derision}} Old English hleahtor (“laughter, jubilation, derision”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hlahtraz||laughter}} Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (“laughter”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*klek-}} Proto-Indo-European *klek-, {{cog|de|Gelächter||laughter, hilarity, merriment}} German Gelächter (“laughter, hilarity, merriment”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} laughter (usually uncountable, plural laughters)
  1. The sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Laughter Translations (sound (as) of laughing): аччара (aččara) (Abkhaz), qeshje [feminine] (Albanian), gajasje [feminine] (Albanian), ሳቅ (saḳ) (Amharic), γέλως (gélōs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ضَحِك (ḍaḥik) [masculine] (Arabic), ضِحْك (ḍiḥk) [masculine] (Arabic), քրքիջ (kʻrkʻiǰ) (Armenian), ծիծաղ (cicaġ) (Armenian), arãs (Aromanian), gülüş (Azerbaijani), qəhqəhə (Azerbaijani), barre (Basque), смех (smjex) [masculine] (Belarusian), ро́гат (róhat) [masculine] (Belarusian), হাসি (haśi) (Bengali), смях (smjah) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ရယ်မောခြင်း (raimau:hkrang:) (Burmese), riure [masculine] (Catalan), rialla [feminine] (Catalan), riallada [feminine] (Catalan), 笑聲 (Chinese Mandarin), 笑声 (xiàoshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), смѣхъ (směxŭ) [Cyrillic, masculine] (Church Slavic), smích [masculine] (Czech), latter [common-gender] (Danish), gelach [neuter] (Dutch), ridado (Esperanto), naer (Estonian), nauru (Finnish), rire [masculine] (French), ridade (Friulian), ridi (Friulian), risa [feminine] (Galician), სიცილი (sicili) (Georgian), Gelächter [neuter] (German), Lachen [neuter] (German), γέλιο (gélio) [neuter] (Greek), צְחוֹק (ts'khok) [masculine] (Hebrew), potawa (Higaonon), हंसी (hansī) [feminine] (Hindi), nevetés (Hungarian), hlátur [masculine] (Icelandic), tawa (Indonesian), ketawa (Indonesian), gelak (Indonesian), gáire [masculine] (Irish), risata [feminine] (Italian), riso [masculine] (Italian), 笑い声 (waraigoe) (alt: わらいごえ) (Japanese), 笑い (warai) (alt: わらい) (Japanese), guyu (Javanese), күлкі (külkı) (Kazakh), សំណើច (sɑmnaəc) (Khmer), ក្អាក (k’aak) (Khmer), ហស (hɑh) (Khmer), ហាស (haah) (Khmer), 웃음 (useum) (Korean), күлкү (külkü) (Kyrgyz), кулуу (kuluu) (Kyrgyz), ສຽງຫົວ (sīang hūa) (Lao), rīsus [masculine] (Latin), cachinnus [masculine] (Latin), smiekli [masculine, plural] (Latvian), juõkas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Lachen [neuter] (Low German), směch [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), сме́а (sméa) [feminine] (Macedonian), ketawa (Malay), daħq [masculine] (Maltese), हास्य (hāsya) [neuter] (Marathi), laughter (Middle English), инээд (ineed) (Mongolian), dloh (Navajo), ken (Northern Kurdish), latter (Norwegian), ris (Occitan), risada (Occitan), смѣхъ (směxŭ) [masculine] (Old East Slavic), hleahtor [masculine] (Old English), kolfa (Oromo), خنده (xande) (Persian), śmiech [masculine] (Polish), risada [feminine] (Portuguese), risos [masculine] (Portuguese), asiy (Quechua), râs [neuter] (Romanian), râset (Romanian), riez (Romansch), riöz (Romansch), riem (Romansch), risada (Romansch), risaglia (Romansch), смех (smex) [masculine] (Russian), хо́хот (xóxot) [masculine] (Russian), हास (hāsa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), risida (Sardinian), gàire [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), сме̑х [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), смије̑х [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), хихот [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), кикот [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), smȇh [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), smijȇh [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), hȉhōt [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kȉkōt [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), smiâhh (Skolt Sami), smiech [masculine] (Slovak), smeh [masculine] (Slovene), risa (Spanish), skratt [neuter] (Swedish), tawa (Tagalog), ханда (xanda) (Tajik), เสียงหัวเราะ (sǐang hǔa rɔ́) (Thai), kahkaha (Turkish), gülüş (Turkish), gülki (Turkmen), jakyrdy (Turkmen), 𐎕𐎈𐎖 (ṣḥq) (Ugaritic), сміх (smix) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ре́гіт (réhit) [masculine] (Ukrainian), směch [masculine] (Upper Sorbian), ہنسی (hansī) [feminine] (Urdu), kulgi (Uzbek), kulish (Uzbek), qahqaha (Uzbek), sự cười (Vietnamese), tiếng cười (Vietnamese), געלעכטער (gelekhter) (Yiddish)
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  2. A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (movement of the muscles of the laughing face): γέλως (gélōs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ծիծաղ (cicaġ) (Armenian), քրքիջ (kʻrkʻiǰ) (Armenian), rialla [feminine] (Catalan), riure [masculine] (Catalan), (xiào) (Chinese Mandarin), smích [masculine] (Czech), grin [neuter] (Danish), gelach [neuter] (Dutch), lachen [neuter] (Dutch), nauru (Finnish), rire [masculine] (French), Gelächter [neuter] (German), Lachen [neuter] (German), γέλιο (gélio) [neuter] (Greek), nevetés (Hungarian), gáire [masculine] (Irish), risata [feminine] (Italian), 笑い (warai) (alt: わらい) (Japanese), សំណើច (sɑmnaəc) (Khmer), ສຽງຫົວ (sīang hūa) (Lao), rīsus [masculine] (Latin), смеа (smea) [feminine] (Macedonian), dloh (Navajo), śmiech [masculine] (Polish), risada [feminine] (Portuguese), riso [masculine] (Portuguese), asiy (Quechua), смех (smex) [masculine] (Russian), gàire [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), smijȇh [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), smiâhh (Skolt Sami), skratt [neuter] (Swedish), pagtawa (Tagalog), сміх (smix) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  3. (archaic) A reason for merriment. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: laughtre [obsolete], laugh, laughter Derived forms: canned laughter, dying laughter, dying of laughter, evil laughter, Homeric laughter, lack-laughter, laughter is the best medicine, laughter lines, laughter track Related terms: laugh, smile, yay!

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈlau̯xtər/, /ˈlɛi̯xtər/, /ˈlaxtər/, /ˈlixtər/ Forms: laughtres [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hleahtor, from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hleahtor}} Old English hleahtor, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hlahtraz}} Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} laughter, {{enm-noun|laughtres}} laughter (plural laughtres)
  1. Laughter; the production of laughs or snickers. Categories (topical): Emotions, Laughter
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  2. An instance or bout of laughing or laughter.
    Sense id: en-laughter-enm-noun-yZIn1vWS Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 28 1 25 11 8
  3. A humorous matter; something worthy of being derided.
    Sense id: en-laughter-enm-noun-SYpNnMiY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dying of laughter"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Homeric laughter"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "laughter is the best medicine"
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          "word": "ضَحِك"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḍiḥk",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ضِحْك"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kʻrkʻiǰ",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "քրքիջ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "cicaġ",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ծիծաղ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "arãs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "gülüş"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "qəhqəhə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "barre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "smjex",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "смех"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "róhat",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ро́гат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "haśi",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "হাসি"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "smjah",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "смях"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "raimau:hkrang:",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ရယ်မောခြင်း"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "riure"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "rialla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "riallada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "笑聲"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiàoshēng",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "笑声"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "smích"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "latter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "gelach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ridado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "naer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "nauru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ridade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ridi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "risa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sicili",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "სიცილი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Gelächter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Lachen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "gélio",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "γέλιο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "gélōs",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "γέλως"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ts'khok",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "צְחוֹק"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "mba",
          "lang": "Higaonon",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "potawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "hansī",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "हंसी"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "nevetés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hlátur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "tawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ketawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "gelak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gáire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "risata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "riso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "alt": "わらいごえ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "waraigoe",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "笑い声"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "alt": "わらい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "warai",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "笑い"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "guyu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "külkı",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "күлкі"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "sɑmnaəc",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "សំណើច"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "k’aak",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ក្អាក"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "hɑh",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ហស"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "haah",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ហាស"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "useum",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "웃음"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "külkü",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "күлкү"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kuluu",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "кулуу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "sīang hūa",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ສຽງຫົວ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rīsus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cachinnus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "smiekli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "juõkas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Lachen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "sméa",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "сме́а"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ketawa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "daħq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "hāsya",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "हास्य"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "laughter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "ineed",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "инээд"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "dloh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "latter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "ris"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "risada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "cu",
          "lang": "Church Slavic",
          "roman": "směxŭ",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "смѣхъ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "orv",
          "lang": "Old East Slavic",
          "roman": "směxŭ",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "смѣхъ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hleahtor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "kolfa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "xande",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "خنده"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "śmiech"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "risada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "risos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "asiy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "râs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "râset"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "riez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "riöz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "riem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "risada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "risaglia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "smex",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "смех"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xóxot",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "хо́хот"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "hāsa",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "हास"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "risida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gàire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сме̑х"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "смије̑х"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "хихот"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "кикот"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "smȇh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "smijȇh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "hȉhōt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kȉkōt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sms",
          "lang": "Skolt Sami",
          "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
          "word": "smiâhh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 26 8",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
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      "word": "քրքիջ"
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      "word": "ծիծաղ"
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      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "হাসি"
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      "word": "ရယ်မောခြင်း"
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      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "სიცილი"
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      "alt": "わらいごえ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "waraigoe",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "笑い声"
    },
    {
      "alt": "わらい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "warai",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "笑い"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "guyu"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "külkı",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "күлкі"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sɑmnaəc",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "សំណើច"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "k’aak",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "ក្អាក"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "hɑh",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "ហស"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "haah",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "ហាស"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "useum",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "웃음"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "ken"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "külkü",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "күлкү"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kuluu",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "кулуу"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "sīang hūa",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "ສຽງຫົວ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rīsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cachinnus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "smiekli"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "juõkas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Lachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sméa",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сме́а"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "ketawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "daħq"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "hāsya",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "हास्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "laughter"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "ineed",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "инээд"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "dloh"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "latter"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "ris"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "risada"
    },
    {
      "code": "cu",
      "lang": "Church Slavic",
      "roman": "směxŭ",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смѣхъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "orv",
      "lang": "Old East Slavic",
      "roman": "směxŭ",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смѣхъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hleahtor"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "kolfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "xande",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "خنده"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "śmiech"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "risada"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "risos"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "asiy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "râs"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "râset"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "riez"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "riöz"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "riem"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "risada"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "risaglia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smex",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смех"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xóxot",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хо́хот"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "hāsa",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "हास"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "risida"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gàire"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сме̑х"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смије̑х"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хихот"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кикот"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smȇh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smijȇh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hȉhōt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kȉkōt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "smiâhh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smiech"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smeh"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "směch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "směch"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "risa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skratt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "tawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "xanda",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "ханда"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǐang hǔa rɔ́",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "เสียงหัวเราะ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "kahkaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "gülüş"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "gülki"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "jakyrdy"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "ṣḥq",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "𐎕𐎈𐎖"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "smix",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сміх"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "réhit",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ре́гіт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "hansī",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ہنسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "kulgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "kulish"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "qahqaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "sự cười"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "tiếng cười"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "gelekhter",
      "sense": "sound (as) of laughing",
      "word": "געלעכטער"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "cicaġ",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "ծիծաղ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kʻrkʻiǰ",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "քրքիջ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rialla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "riure"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiào",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "笑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smích"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "grin"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gelach"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "nauru"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gelächter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Lachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gélio",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "γέλιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "gélōs",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γέλως"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "nevetés"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gáire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "risata"
    },
    {
      "alt": "わらい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "warai",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "笑い"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sɑmnaəc",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "សំណើច"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "sīang hūa",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "ສຽງຫົວ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rīsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "smea",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "смеа"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "dloh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "śmiech"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "risada"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "riso"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "asiy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smex",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смех"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gàire"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smijȇh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "smiâhh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skratt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "word": "pagtawa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "smix",
      "sense": "movement of the muscles of the laughing face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сміх"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "laughter"
  ],
  "word": "laughter"
}

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    "enm:Emotions",
    "enm:Laughter"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "laughter"
          },
          "expansion": "English: laughter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: laughter"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "lachter",
            "3": "lauchter"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: lachter, lauchter",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: lachter, lauchter"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "hleahtor"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English hleahtor",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*hlahtraz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English hleahtor, from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "laughtres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "laughter",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "laughtres"
      },
      "expansion": "laughter (plural laughtres)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She was such to see in her visage / like that woman that men on a bier notice; / Her face which was the image of Paradise / had totally changed to another kind; / the play, the laughter men tended to find / on her, and all her joys as well / had left, and there Cressida now lies alone.",
          "ref": "a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “Book IV”, in Troilus and Criseyde, lines 862–868:",
          "text": "She was right swich to seen in hir visage / As is that wight that men on bere binde / Hir face, lyk of Paradys the image / Was al y-chaunged in another kinde. / The pleye, the laughtre men was wont to finde / On hir, and eek hir Ioyes everychone, / Ben fled, and thus lyth now Criseyde allone.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Laughter; the production of laughs or snickers."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Laughter",
          "laughter#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An instance or bout of laughing or laughter."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "instance",
          "instance"
        ],
        [
          "bout",
          "bout"
        ],
        [
          "laughing",
          "laughing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A humorous matter; something worthy of being derided."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlau̯xtər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛi̯xtər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlaxtər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlixtər/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "lehter"
    },
    {
      "word": "lihter"
    },
    {
      "word": "leihter"
    },
    {
      "word": "lahter"
    },
    {
      "word": "leahter"
    },
    {
      "word": "hleiter"
    },
    {
      "word": "lauhtre"
    },
    {
      "word": "laghter"
    },
    {
      "word": "laȝter"
    },
    {
      "word": "lauȝter"
    },
    {
      "word": "laughtere"
    },
    {
      "word": "lauȝtere"
    },
    {
      "word": "laghtre"
    },
    {
      "word": "laughtre"
    },
    {
      "word": "leiȝtir"
    },
    {
      "word": "laȝtir"
    },
    {
      "word": "lauȝtur"
    },
    {
      "word": "laughtir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laughter"
}

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